Kandahar
Southern Afghanistan metropolis
Kandahar is Afghanistan's second-largest city, located in the south of the country.
It served as the original capital of modern Afghanistan and later as the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban movement.
The name appears frequently in news coverage of the Afghan wars: Coalition forces launched an offensive near Kandahar.
The surrounding province shares the name.
Afghan Islamist movement
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- NATOWestern defense organization
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
airfield · offensive · IED · casualties · checkpoint · patrol · operation · combat
Historic transcontinental trade network
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- caravansGroups traveling together
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
commerce · pomegranates · grapes · dried fruit · embroidery · trade route · crossroads · exports
Afghan ethnic majority
- PashtoAfghan national language
- tribalOf a clan
- Loya JirgaAfghan national consultative council
- khanTurkic sovereign title
Central Asian landlocked nation
- KabulAfghanistan's capital city
- HelmandAfghan province, river namesake
- BagramAfghan military airfield
- Hindu KushAsian mountain range
Taliban
Afghan Islamist movement
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- NATOWestern defense organization
coalition · airfield · offensive · IED · casualties · checkpoint · patrol · operation · combat · soldiers
Silk Road
Historic transcontinental trade network
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- caravansGroups traveling together
merchants · commerce · pomegranates · grapes · dried fruit · embroidery · trade route · crossroads · exports · agriculture
Pashtun
Afghan ethnic majority
- PashtoAfghan national language
- tribalOf a clan
- Loya JirgaAfghan national consultative council
Afghanistan
Central Asian landlocked nation
ancient
Very old indeed
- Alexander the GreatMacedonian empire builder
- empireDomain under unified control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
Mughal · British · archaeology · ruins · artifacts · citadel · heritage
- Anglo-Afghan WarsKhyber Pass, Kabul, Afghanistan, British India, Roberts
- Desert CitiesAbu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Las Vegas
- AfghanistanKabul, Pashtun, Tajik, Helmand, Uzbeks
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
- Soviet-Afghan WarSoviet invasion, mujahideen, Kabul, Red Army, Soviet troops
- Durrani EmpireKabul, Koh-i-Noor, khan, chieftain, court politics